Senior Financial Analyst
Job Summary
We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - an experienced, trusted provider of products designed with customers in mind so they can develop the applications they need, deploy where and how they want, and manage it all safely and securely.
We’re proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress. Join us as a Senior Financial Analyst working out of your home office in the United States, and help us do what we do best: propelling business forward. Due to the manager for this role being overseas, we do need those in EST zone accordingly for success.
The Finance Business Partner team is responsible for providing value and structure to the company’s ongoing and long-term financial strategy by providing leadership with the right information and insights to produce well-informed business decisions. While collaborating directly with all company functions, we serve as a catalyst across the organization to help execute the company’s financial objectives. The Finance Business Partner team fits within the FP&O structure of the company and works closely with multiple departments within finance.
In this role, you will:
- Partner with Finance and business management and serve as a Senior Financial Analyst supporting a business unit.
- Develop an understanding of the critical business performance drivers.
- Learn and understand the business while staying current on initiatives, challenges, and opportunities.
- Assist management with the planning process for budgeting, forecasting, and reporting for Bookings, ARR, Revenue, and on an ad-hoc bases for expenses, commissions, P&L and other related areas.
- Create and manage short and long-term modeling developing scenarios to ensure financial objectives are achieved.
- Provide leadership with metrics, data, and analytics that help guide well-informed business decisions to achieve company goals.
- Provide financial support for ROI analysis on spending requests.
- Align with monthly accounting close process and interpret actual to forecast variance analysis.
- Assist accounting with auditors’ requests, analysis, and reports
- Ensure conformance to corporate policies including Revenue Recognition and Ethics, along with all other company procedures.
- Assist with driving consistency and accuracy in reporting across the business unit functions and look for opportunities to improve core processes.
Your background:
- Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experience. Master’s Degree and/or Financial Certificate preferred.
- Must be self-directed, creative individual with the ability to multi-task in a high paced environment.
- Proven ability to thrive under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Solid organizational and leadership skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication interpersonal skills.
- Proven ability to work in a team environment and engage cross-functionally.
- Advanced expertise in Excel, PowerPoint and BI tools (preferably Tableau)
- Advanced expertise in financial modeling required
- Advanced expertise with sales automation/CRM tools (preferable SFDC)
If this sounds like you and fits your experience and career goals, we’d be happy to chat.
What we offer in return is the opportunity to experience a great company culture with wonderful colleagues to learn from and collaborate with and also to enjoy:
- Medical, dental, vision, life & disability, and financial benefits (including 401(k) retirement savings plan. Tuition Reimbursement program. Additional voluntary benefits including crucial illness/hospital indemnity, identity theft protection, auto & home insurance, legal, and pet insurance.
- Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback
- Flexible paid vacation time, paid day off for your birthday, and company holidays. A variety of leave plans, including Parental Leave.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and an employee well-being program focusing on physical, mental, and financial health.
Together,
We Make Progress
Progress is an inclusive workplace where opportunities to succeed are available to everyone. As a multicultural company serving a global community, we encourage a wide range of points of view and celebrate our diverse backgrounds. Our unique combination of perspectives inspires innovation, connects us to our customers and positively affects our communities. It is only by working together and learning from each other that we make Progress. Join us!
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